A Quirk of Destiny: Book 1 of 3 by Catherine Greenall – Review by Jennifer Ramos

A Quirk of Destiny: Ignoramus et Ignorabimus by Catherine Greenall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In the first book of this trilogy series, the story features Callum, who works as a scientist for food and drink distribution in the UK and he starts noticing subtle changes in the people as well environment around him. Due to a recent tragic event, he dismisses odd occurrences at the workplace until he notices people turning aggressive in nature as well as disappearances and sudden deaths. After a frightening experience going into town, he starts reaching out to friends and families and starts making connections to these newly odd developments. “Genies” are people with altered behavior and character due to genetically modified (GM) feed given to cows and infecting people who tend to eat meat and non-organic food. The small percentage of individuals who ate vegan have been mostly spared of these conditions.
This realistic dystopian makes you really second guess your own life choices and makes you think of if you were ever in this type of scenario, what would you do? Greenall is an environmentalist and also had a long standing career as a government scientist, which gave a rich foundation to the premises laid out in this story. The concerns of going vegan, genetically modified materials, and governmental influences are such hot topics in world news. This story covers much of the “what-if” scenarios. Looking forward to the next book!

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